When the UFC’s hype engine fails to deliver any real, palpable anticipation for a fight -- as in the case of Saturday’s Tito Ortiz/Forrest Griffin rematch, which is fine but far from the Epic Super Rematch of Mega Titans some clever editing and music are presenting it as -- you can make up your own narrative.
In this instance, UFC 106’s four light heavyweights might potentially be participating in a four-man tournament for a chance at the title without knowing it. In addition to Ortiz/Griffin, a debuting Antonio Rogerio Nogueira will face Luis Arthur Cane; the respective winners would have time to meet before May 1’s Lyoto Machida/Mauricio Rua rematch. It may be all that you need to sit a little closer to the television. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- FightZone TV enters their fourth year of broadcasting the best of MMA events from around the country and UK with the premier of AFL1: "Unconquered Begins, Rumble At The Rock" ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Can champion Mike Brown successfully defend the World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight title for a third consecutive time on Nov. 18? ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- World Extreme Cagefighting® announced today that the long-awaited lightweight title unification bout between reigning champion Jamie Varner and interim champion Benson Henderson will take place on Sunday, Jan. 10 at ARCO Arena in Sacramento, Calif. ... Read More
For their Saturday night theatrics, Benson Henderson and Donald Cerrone may well take "Fight of the Year" honors when Sherdog staffers convene in January to talk about awards hardware for 2009. It will likely get my vote. But it's not the lightweight fight from the night I want to talk about. ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Brock Lesnar has faced some of the best heavyweight fighters in the world. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® heavyweight title holder dominated ... Read More
How great might this fight have been back in 2004? Back in the days of the old UFC vs. Pride Fighting Championships cold war, one of the dream matchups always pitted ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC), the premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization on the East Coast announced today a second title fight for their October 3rd "UWC 7: REDEMPTION" between Greg Jackson product John "The Magician" Dodson and Arizona Combat Sports' Pat Runez ... Read More
(PRESS RELEASE) -- – The Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC), the premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization on the East Coast, announced today a second title fight for their October 3rd “UWC 7: REDEMPTION” between Greg Jackson product John “The Magician” Dodson and Arizona Combat Sports’ Pat Runez. ... Read More
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